(08-04-2015, 08:08 AM)Gegenji Wrote:(08-04-2015, 04:21 AM)War Siren Wrote: *snip it like a polaroid picture**snip snip*
It's just a matter of the format that you can't "force" authority on someone without metagaming and godmoding to some degree. The best you can really do is present yourself as a figure of authority as best you can and hope everyone plays along. I feel pretty lucky (and continually surprised and honored, in fact) that people openly consider Judge A Big Deal and will often listen to him if things start getting rowdy. And even then there's plenty of folks who would likely ignore his position as Overseer and continue to do their own thing regardless. The best I can do in that situation is try to intercede and hope they're willing to compromise a little bit for the sake of the event.
Ahah, there's the example I had on my mind but couldn't quite write it down!
Having done the Overseer business myself, I can confirm the "cannot force authority" segment. I'll concede the event has participants who already know not to mess with the Arbiter/Overseers so that eliminates over half of the potential drama. The best you can do is, like he says, establish yourself as an authority figure (guard, noble, etc.) and hope they will listen or compromise.
